A Latino running club in California was forced to move a planned event in a historically black neighborhood after several community members threatened “resistance.”
The feud began after “Barrio Athletics” published a promotional video about a run in the Leimert Park neighborhood of Los Angeles.
‘Not gonna happen. So respect … or get your brain knocked out! Black power.’
Some of the black residents took exception to the phrasing used in the video saying Latino runners would be “taking over the streets.”
“Every black person in California from San Diego to the bay needs to be in LA this Saturday and check this s**t,” read one post on the X platform.
Another influencer objected to the Latinos’ plan to bring in vendors for their running event through the neighborhood.
“Let
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